At 17 it’s come down to a battle of wills. Miss does not want to play club hockey this year. We already agreed that the representative competitions weren’t going to be a feature, it still seems … Continue reading →
Insert swearing word here, well insert a few. Seems that although superficially the new to you car was pretty tidy turns out it was just waiting to blow up. Firstly … Continue reading →
not getting another cat, that would be a bit of a win. I’m sure we don’t want to become crazy pet people who substitute dogs or cats for kids and tie themselves with a badge of courage for doing so
Well we found a car, a very low mileage two owner Mazda Astina 1994 – which makes it only slightly younger that the #Boychild, and so we brought it. It comes as … Continue reading →
A couple of years ago #Boychild wanted a car, and we made him save his hard-earned cash for one. It was only a ‘bomb’, and was never going to last … Continue reading →
but when he sits next to me with a gamestaionboy device I know he’s been more focussed on some qualification and experience in something that’ll do him no good and have no relevance in anything he wants to do in life.
My son has had an epiphany, his moment of realisation, that bit as a teenager when you have a stream of consciousness, the outpouring of everything that you think you’ve done … Continue reading →
“That my son is not a plan it’s actually a bit of a nightmare”
And this is where it gets interesting since I’d like her to play to prove a point and to have some fun, and she is saying no
Education funding cuts take toll on families Strikes me than that this is a bit of a cry wolf story. Sure it’s a ‘cost’ but it is subsidised by tax dollars, and … Continue reading →
We had a pre-ball thingy at our house, and all the dughters came with their mothers, and with one exceptions all the daughters were taller than the mothers, I kid … Continue reading →
After the chop-shop (the hairdresser) I stopped at the Hockey to have a look at the umpiring skills of the daughter. After all it’s what a father does. Apparantly she … Continue reading →
Ms16 has finished school for the yet, and is merrily hanging out like a “gangsta” – her words not mine. Then she drops onto us that she’s going to a … Continue reading →
Ms16 was so excited that she demanded I take her for a driving lesson in the car. You can go miles in such a short space of time that it … Continue reading →
It’s that time, actually it’s past that time, when as a father you have to face up to the fact that your daughter is in fact sexually mature. Not that … Continue reading →
I had, on reflection, a rather daft bet with Ms16 (then 15) about her ability to score a goal in hockey. As a “back” I was confident that I’d manage … Continue reading →
It’s a bit like living your live vicariously, but there is an awful amount of herding and shepherding going on at the moment with the daughter. You’ll know, or you … Continue reading →
Seriously I have one of each. Children that is. In many ways! Eldest is a boy, youngest therefore a girl – not rocket surgery there then Boy is a rather … Continue reading →